Cord-holder.



No. 892,174. I P'ATENTED JUNE so, 1908.

M. MAYER.-

GORD HOLDER.

APPLICATION IILED MAY 1, 190B.

UNITED MORITZ MAYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORD-HOLDER.

Application filed. May 1, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l\/IORITZ MAYER, a citi zen of the United States, residing at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Cord-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a recei taele for holding balls of cord and like articles and from which the cord or string may be drawn for use in wrapping parcels orfor various other purposes the object of my invention being the provision of a simple and ornamental cord holder which is collapsible not only for the purpose of readily placing a ball of cord therein but also for convenience and for effecting a saving in the expense of packing and shipping.

In carrying out my invention I preferably employ a base or bottom member, a series of side members arranged in pairs, the parts of each pair being hinged together and one of said parts hinged to an edge of the bottom or base member, and means for supporting or suspending the holder, as will be hereinafter described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved cord holder with the parts shown in their collapsed position. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on line as, :0, Fig. 1., wherein the parts are shown in their suspended positions for use, and Fig. 3 is a section on line y, y, Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the drawing, my improved cord holder preferably comprises a base or bottom member indicated at 10 in which, and preferably centrally, an aperture 11 is provided. I also employ a series of side members, each of which is a pair or comprises two parts indicated at 12 and 13 respectively. The parts of each pair are similar in outline,being trapczoidal,the opposite edges of which are respectively parallel and converging; the short parallel edges being of the same length as the edge of one of the sides of the base member 10. The lower edge of eachof the parts 12 is hinged to an edge of the base member 10 as indicated at 14 and the long parallel edges of the parts 12 13 of each of the said pairs of side members are hinged together as indicated at 15. The short parallel edges of the parts 13 of each of the pairs of said members and at the corners thereof formed by meeting the adjacent converging edges are provided with holes 16, and hooks 17 are passed through the holes 16 in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 430,282.

the adjacent corners of the parts 13 of each of the said pairs of side members and to each of the hooks 17 a chain 18 is attached, the opposite ends of the chains 18 being secured to a hook 19 common to them all, from which the cord holder is suspended.

It will now be apparent that the hereinbefore described article may be readily collapsed or opened out to admit the ball of cord shown in dotted lines 20 F 2, or other material to be unwound therein and drawn therefrom and also that the device is collapsible, (see Fig. 3) thereby taking up comparatively small space and so being convenient and effecting a saving in the expense of packing and shipping.

While I have shown in the drawinga cord holder which is pentagonal in outline, I do not limit myself to the article taking this form, because manifestly it may be made of any number of sides more than two without departing from the nature and spirit of my invention, and furthermore while the article is preferably made of sheet metal for the particular purposes hereinbefore named, it may be made of other material employed for other obvious purposes to equal advantage.

I claim as my invention:

1. A collapsible cord holder comprising a base, side members arranged in pairs, the parts of each pair being hinged together and one part of each pair being hinged to the said base, and means for suspending the holder.

2. A collapsible cord holder comprising a base having an aperture therein, series of side members arranged in pairs and corresponding in number with the edges of the base, the parts of each pair of side members being hinged together and one part of each pair being hinged to the said base, and means for suspending the holder from the said side members.

3. A collapsible cord holder comprising a base having a central aperture therein, series of side members arranged in pairs and corresponding in number to the edges of the said base, the parts of each pair being similar in outline and having opposite parallel and converging sides respectively, hingcs connecting the longer parallel sides of the parts of each of the said side members, hinges connecting the shorter parallel edge of one part of each of the side members to an edge of the said base, and means for suspending the holder from the said side members.

4. A collapsible cord holder comprising a base having a central aperture therein, series of side members arranged in airsand corresponding in number to the e ges of the base, the parts of each of the said side members being trapezoidal and of the same size and having opposite parallel and convergin sides, a hinge connectlng the longer paralle sides of the parts of each of the said'bars, a'hinge connecting the shorter parallel side of the lower part of each of the said sides to anedgeof the base, and, chains connected to; the

short edges of theupper part of each of; the a said pairs of side members whereby, the

holder may besuspended.

5. A colla sible holder for a ball of cord or similar arti e, comprising an apertured base and series of members in parts arranged around said base, the parts of each of the said members being hinged together and one of the said parts of each member being hinged to the base, the Whole forming an inclosing shellfor' the article held therein and means for suspending the same.

Signed by me this 28th day of April 1908:

MORiTZ MAYER.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, E. ZACHARIASEN. 

